Jordan River

For our Youth The late comedian Ralphie May once satirically portrayed a Muslim as “the new boogie man,” and that “… One of them stinky, unibrow S.O.B. will show up right behind you with a big a** turbine, beard, genie bottle in one hand, magic carpet in the other, dynamite belt, last thing you’ll smell is couscous, camel hump, and diesel fuel, Boom! Then he blows you up,” (I reiterate, this was 100% satirical, and his morals did parallel with that of a progressive) during a stand-up bit where deconstructing

Just as T.E. Lawrence followed Britain’s tradition of influencing other cultures during the age of imperialism, other contemporaries such as the explorer Richard Burton also assimilated into cultures visited. In his quest for the source of the Nile River, Burton immersed himself in cultures across Asia and Africa, going so far as to travel through Mecca in Arab garb. None, however, was accepted to same degree and achieved the paragon of leadership as Lawrence of

civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine." (8 IMFA) In 1916 many Arab areas including Palestine were under British control which excited the Jewish population about having settlements on either side of the Jordan River, yet at the same time worried the Arab population with the incredibly quick advancements being made on their land. It seemed as though no matter who was being pleased, the other party would continue to grow uneasy with the advancements made by

caused the Arab Spring which lead to the Syrian civil war. The Land of Syria Snug within the Fertile Crescent, Syria lies in the Middle East region within the southwest Asian realm and is encircled by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the southeast, and Jordan on the southern border, while Lebanon and the

"Erased/deleted old title which did not make sense within body of essay"      The Middle East is a region in Southwest Asia that includes the countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, U.A.E., Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. The aspects that make up all that is geography in the Middle East include physical geography, economic geography, religion, and human history. The Middle East is known for its physical geography, being

The middle east has always struggled to find peace with its surrounding countries and the many groups which they consist of. Yasser Arafat made many contributions to the multiple disagreements and conflicts that affected the middle east. Born in Jerusalem, Israel  in 1929, Yasser Arafat became an important leader for the Palestinian people. He had dreams that one day Palestine would become its own state. Arafat was president of Palestinian Authority and later gained control of the PLO (Palestine

wasn’t having any friends, and he wasn’t happy because of missing his friends in Saudi Arabia. Also, his wife was depressed at her first days in California; no friends, no relatives, and no neighbors. Besides, his daughter stopped her educational in Jordan by taking her decision to stay with her family, and she was desperate when she came to California. Fawzi’s thinking changed because of what happened with him from that war; he said, “There is no replacement for home. I am not with the Syrian government

Terrorism and war have affected Israel, and the people living there, ever since they became their own nation. Over the long history of Jerusalem it has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. Jerusalem was established by King David as the capital city of Israel, however there has since been a struggle of which religion should occupy the region. Christians and Muslims have been fighting a long time to control the land of Israel because they

to political sovereignty over the entire area. The Revisionists wanted to maintain the “territorial integrity” of the Land of Israel and objected to the partition of Palestine and advocated for the establishment of Israel on both banks of the River Jordan. Jabotinsky suggested that it was the “moral right” of the Jewish people to return to Palestine and the world had already “acknowledged this right.” Further, Revisionists believed it was impossible to have an agreement with the Arabs as long as

In the passage of canonic book, Torah and the rest of the Bible it is clearly explain that Israel is the promised land by the Supreme being where the Jewish fated. For all over the time before the Zionist movement raise, Jews everywhere keeping their eyes remain fixed to the Jerusalem (Rubin, n.d.). The spirit of nationalism developed in Europe during late nineteen-century. These spirits influence the Jews returning to Israel and build a state nation through the human organization and action. Through